Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 492 · 40 questions

Debater's tip (What, how and the plan): Content (what you say): evidence, reasoning, examples, facts. Style (how you say it): voice, eye contact, posture, pace. Strategy (how you plan): team plan, answering opponents, time, teamwork. Total = content + style + strategy; winning margin = bigger total − smaller total.

1. 1.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 26 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 37 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
9. 9.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 33 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
12. 12.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
13. 13.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 21 for style and 57 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 235 marks and the opposition team scores 232 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
17. 17.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) it is not allowed
18. 18.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 33 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
22. 22.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
23. 23.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 253 marks and the opposition team scores 252 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 37 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 33 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 27 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 21 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) good arguments (c) the longest speech (d) the loudest voice
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 187 marks and the opposition team scores 202 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 223 marks and the opposition team scores 221 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 208 marks and the opposition team scores 195 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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